Quantity Surveyor

Premier Technical Recruitment; Derby; On-site; GBP 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Premier Technical Recruitment is working with a Derby-based client to appoint an experienced Quantity Surveyor. You will review and negotiate client contracts and administer existing agreements, ensuring NEC3/NEC4 compliance across infrastructure projects.

You will manage subcontract negotiations, changes via EWN and compensation events, and prepare quotes while assisting decision‑making with clear contract interpretation. Degree in QS or 4+ years in engineering/technical is expected.

Qualifications

• Degree in Quantity Surveying or equivalent with 4+ years in an engineering/technical environment.
• Strong knowledge of NEC Contracts (NEC3/NEC4) and their application to infrastructure projects.
• Experience drafting and negotiating subcontracts and managing change control (EWN, compensation events).

Responsibilities

• Review and negotiate terms of client contracts and administer existing contracts.
• Manage contract changes using EWN and compensation events; issue quotes.
• Draft and negotiate subcontracts; manage supplier and client communications.
• Collaborate with project teams to resolve commercial issues and provide contract interpretation.

Skills

NEC contracts knowledge

Contract negotiation

Attention to detail

Education

Degree in Quantity Surveying

Tools

MS Excel

MS Word

Job description

Quantity Surveyor

to c£60k neg dep exp + car allowance + generous benefits

Derby

Our Derby based client is renowned as a market leader in the provision of innovative and bespoke integrated systems and offering a range of highest quality services that encompass Project Management and Implementation, Consultancy and Software Development to blue chip clients worldwide, and as a result of continued success and an ongoing planned programme of strategic growth, are now seeking to recruit an experienced Quantity Surveyor to complement their established and successful Supply Chain team.

Reporting to the Financial Controller and with an excellent working knowledge of NEC Contracts, as Quantity Surveyor you will be responsible for reviewing and negotiating the terms of new client contracts and both managing and administering existing contracts, managing and implementing contractual changes using EWN and Compensation event processes and managing and issuing quotes for instructions as well as creating and managing client payment applications.

Skilled in supply‑chain contract management, as the Quantity Surveyor you will draft and negotiate subcontracts and undertake associated administration including change management to mitigate risks, and collaborate closely with project teams to resolve any commercial issues that may arise and support decision‑making processes where applicable, providing guidance on contract interpretation and application whilst ensuring compliance with NEC principles.

Reporting to the Financial Controller and working across all projects within the business, you will possess excellent attention to detail and be both highly organised and self‑motivated in order to help achieve successful delivery of varied projects within the infrastructure industry and able to develop relationships at all levels both internally and externally.

To be considered for this exceptional Quantity Surveyor opportunity working within a genuinely fantastic team, it is envisaged that the successful candidate will have attained an appropriate degree around the Quantity Surveying field or be able to demonstrate at least 4 years equivalent experience gained within an engineering and technical environment, with Membership of a relevant professional body proving distinctly advantageous.

Essentially you will live within a commutable radius of Derby and demonstrate extensive knowledge of the NEC suite of contracts (NEC3 & NEC4) with a good track record of their application in infrastructure or technology projects and sound working knowledge of construction and contract law and various forms of Conditions of Contract. (Mainly NEC but sometimes other contracts e.g. JCT, etc.)

With excellent IT skills (proficiency in the MS suite of packages including Excel and Word is essential) and strong client and supplier communication and negotiation skills at levels, you will be a strong team player and demonstrate the flexibility and adaptability required to juggle a range of different tasks with commitment to meet schedules and deadlines.